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Dignitaries, family and friends gather for funeral of Manitoba politician Jim Carr
WINNIPEG - Friends, family and former political colleagues are paying tribute today to Jim Carr. Hundreds of people, including the prime minister, cabinet members and former political opponents, atten...
Dec 17, 2022

Montreal Alouettes hire former CFL quarterback Jason Maas as head coach
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have hired longtime CFL quarterback Jason Maas as head coach. Alouettes GM Danny Maciocia had split duties as the team's interim head coach after Khari Jones was fire...
Dec 17, 2022

N.W.T. announces latest case of private health information mishandled
YELLOWKNIFE - A privacy breach affecting people who stayed at a COVID-19 isolation centre is the latest in a long line of cases of health information being mishandled in the Northwest Territories. Lat...
Dec 17, 2022

Friendly rivals: with EV tensions in past, Canada poised to compete with biggest ally
WASHINGTON - Friends, partners, allies - and rivals. With cross-border auto tensions now in the rear-view mirror, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is talking about Canada's next big bilateral challenge: ...
Dec 17, 2022

Dreams of Chinese fame persist at Vancouver pageant, where stars are born
VANCOUVER - The eight women lining up to take questions included a pediatrician, a legal assistant and a piano teacher. But standing on stage in their bikinis at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, B.C...
Dec 17, 2022

Dreams of Chinese fame persist at Vancouver pageant, where stars are born
VANCOUVER - The eight women lining up to take questions included a pediatrician, a legal assistant and a piano teacher. But standing on stage in their bikinis at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, B.C...
Dec 17, 2022

Coyotes beat Islanders 5-4 for fourth straight home win
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Travis Boyd knocked in his own rebound early in the third period to break a tie and Clayton Keller added his second goal of the game late as the Arizona Coyotes held on to beat the...
Dec 16, 2022

Kyrou scores twice as St. Louis Blues hand Calgary Flames fifth straight loss
CALGARY - Jordan Kyrou scored twice on Friday as the St. Louis Blues made it three wins in a row with a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames. Ivan Barbashev and Pavel Buchnevich had two-point games for...
Dec 16, 2022

Irving hits buzzer-beating three to lead Nets 119-116 over beleaguered Raptors
TORONTO - Kyrie Irving had 32 points, including a three-point buzzer-beater with a tenth of a second on the clock, to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 119-116 win over the struggling Toronto Raptors on Fri...
Dec 16, 2022

University of California workers reach deal to end strike
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The University of California reached an agreement Friday with some 36,000 graduate student teaching assistants and other academic workers for increased pay and benefits that could p...
Dec 16, 2022